The decisive battle against the Third Reich

Western Front Command.

Rommel was flipping through documents in his office and cursing:

"These self-righteous bastards are ignorant and stupid. All they can do to Germany is resistance and harm!"

"They are the ones who know nothing!"

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Rommel had never chatted as much as he did now, and sometimes even slammed documents on the table with a "bang bang" sound, so that Colonel Schuster, the director of the Intelligence Division who was responsible for receiving and cooperating with Rommel's organization's intelligence, sat upright and did not dare to raise his voice. Take a breath... Even though he was a subordinate of Rundstedt, he still didn't dare to mess with a marshal like Rommel.

"Did you do this on purpose?" Colonel Slain glanced at Rommel, who was still aggrieved, and asked Qin Chuan in a low voice.

"What?" Qin Chuan asked.

"Please, you know what I'm talking about!" Colonel Slain said, "Don't take me for a fool!"

Qin Chuan smiled as an answer to Colonel Slaine.

"Very good!" Colonel Slaine smiled bitterly: "I'm not sure if we were fooled by the British Intelligence Agency, but what is certain is... both marshals were fooled by you!"

Colonel Slain guessed correctly that Qin Chuan deliberately provoked a conflict between Rommel and Rundstedt.

This is actually another way to provoke generals.

For Rommel... what Rommel hated most was to be used by others, but he was used by Rundstedt. What was worse was that Rommel had not realized that he was being used, and was like a fool in the East Front. While running westward, Rundstedt and others were laughing at the rear while enjoying fine wine and delicacies.

This was a shame for Rommel, a complete humiliation, so when Qin Chuan revealed this, of course Rommel would be furious and fall out with Rundstedt.

The best excuse for falling out is obviously not "being used", which will only make Rommel complain from the perspective of a "loser"... No one in the army will be willing to command like this kind of resentful woman. The officials stood together.

So a better excuse is to justly point out, as Qin Chuan said, that Rundstedt was the one who was fooled, fooled by the British, and the "Desert Fox" Rommel was right.

If this could be proven, Rommel could wash away all the shame imposed on him by Rundstedt, and in turn humiliate Rundstedt.

As expected by Qin Chuan, Rommel chose this path. In fact, this seemed not to be a "choice" but a subconscious reaction.

For Rundstedt, he was in a dilemma.

Rommel and even a lieutenant colonel challenged his authority.

If you still use your authority to deny Rommel access to intelligence or have limited access to intelligence, then it will be a sign of cowardice, which will be regarded as being afraid of fighting.

Of course, the extremely conceited Rundstedt couldn't bear this humiliation, so of course he would choose to challenge.

The way to respond was to put all the information in front of Rommel and the ignorant and arrogant lieutenant colonel, and tell them the facts...the information was all true, and the Western Front General Command was not fooled.

"I will even organize people to cooperate with them in checking!" Rundstedt said privately to his subordinates: "Give them a good environment, and let them have the best food and accommodation every day so that they can concentrate on their work. But One day, they will come up to me and admit their mistakes!”

At this time, Rundstedt didn't even realize that he had jumped into the trap set by Qin Chuan, or he vaguely felt it, but he jumped into this trap willingly in order to protect his face in front of everyone.

The first half of what Rundstedt said was true.

Qinchuan, Rommel and others received five connected, spacious and bright offices with desks, telephones, telegrams, etc., and thirty people including Colonel Schuster, director of the Intelligence Division. Assistants, they were responsible for finding and moving all the information Rommel needed from the data room, and assisting Rommel in reviewing and even verifying it.

Food and accommodation are even more exaggerated. The 24-hour non-stop supply of coffee and juice is just a small thing. Breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as late night snacks, are all delivered on time. It is also luxurious, with first-class wine, steak, bread, and roast duck. , turkey, caviar...

However, this was quickly rejected by Rommel.

"We don't need this kind of enjoyment!" Rommel said: "We are here to work, not to enjoy delicious food. Just give us bread and coffee regularly!"

"Yes, Marshal!" Colonel Schuster did not dare to disobey Rommel's order, and immediately conveyed Rommel's meaning.

This was a bitter experience for Qin Chuan and Colonel Slaine. They had been on the front line for a while, and their mouths watered when they saw these things. They finally had two good meals, but they didn't expect them to be gone like this.

But fortunately, Rommel didn't object to the accommodation... The accommodation was opposite the office, in another building about thirty meters away, with one room per person, with a clean big bed, bathroom, and wine.

What's even better is that you can order extra meals at any time in the dormitory. Just tell the waiter and they will have the food ready and delivered to your room within half an hour.

The reason why Rommel did not refuse may be that he did not know this at all, because except for occasionally going to the luxurious dormitory to take a shower, he basically stayed in the office the rest of the time. When he was sleepy, he would lie on the table and take a nap. When you wake up, continue working.

This may be a normal thing for Rommel. Sometimes even Qin Chuan and Slaine, who have been on the battlefield for many years, find it a bit scary.

Of course, the most important thing is business.

The intelligence analysis this time is different from the last time... The "Mincemeat Plan" about the Battle of Sicily last time was actually just a corpse. The entire amount of information and the points that need to be paid attention to are not much. In addition, Qin Chuan knows the truth, so it is easy to find loopholes in a very short time.

But this time it is not so simple.

The amount of information is so large that only one aspect of the intelligence can fill the office. Although Qin Chuan also knows that this intelligence is false, it does not mean anything. He needs to find loopholes or logical errors in these intelligence to prove it.

And British intelligence personnel are not idle. In fact, they can be said to be the best intelligence organization of this era, so even if it is false intelligence, it has been carefully designed and demonstrated time and time again. In fact, true and false intelligence are mixed together.

Therefore, it is not as easy as Qin Chuan to find problems from it.